Great Synthesizers is an online magazin with reviews, pictures, documents and soundfiles of analogue and digital synthesizers & related music gear
Surprise! After the success of the MiniBrute synthesizer, Arturia has delved further into the microcosmos. We all expected a real “Brute” synthesizer, a full-blown version of the “mini” with 4… Read More
“We did not reinvent the wheel, but actually the complexity of this 8-voice true analog multitimbral synthesizer hasn’t been there yet. The term ‘8-fold storable modular system’ would describe this… Read More
2013 and the following years are dedicated to the “little” ones. The little BIG synthesizers, to be exact. It’s a phenomenon of our time that manufacturers produce analog synthesizers in… Read More
Once again, one of the most important developers and pioneers in analog synthesizer history is the center of attention. We are speaking of Bob Moog, of course, the man who… Read More
As so often the case, chance and a bit of luck played a big role in my discovery of the following hitherto unknown instrument. It’s the beginning of May 2013,… Read More
It’s getting a little embarrassing talking about another “unbelievable” classic synth, another “must-have”. Nevertheless – the Juno-60 synthesizer is no ordinary cheap polysynth, we rather think it’s a real substitute… Read More
Out of the blue! The Waldorf Rocket (that synth from another star) fell directly into many music shops – and right into many local studios. Without the usual fanfare. And… Read More
Another one of those “best synths ever made”! Have there been too many “best of” analog synths? Comparing the SH-5 with other instruments simply leads to the conclusion that this… Read More
The Moog Sonic Six is different in many little ways. At the start, it looks just like any ordinary synthesizer. Nice keyboard, beautiful knobs (especially those big ones in the… Read More
First, a little bit about Moog. The synthesizer in question is called COTK Model 15, but we all know that that is a 1:1 copy of the original Moog Model… Read More